Originally published at Breaking Modern:
Is driving doomed? Fewer young people are buying cars or getting drivers licenses ….
Is Driving Doomed?
Ted Rall
http://rall.comTed Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication, WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal, a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "The Stringer."
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That’s okay — there are enough of us 70+ year-olds to keep the cars on the road. Oh, wait — do I qualify? I’m an American in Mexico! 🙂
Doomed? If you live in an area that has an adequate public transport system, and you can’t find good, steady employment, then having a car may simply be a luxury that you can do without in this grim, unequal economy..
If you live in an area that has an adequate public transport system having a car is a luxury, period. Unfortunately most of us don’t live in such areas..
And if you live in an area with no public transport and have no job, no money, and can’t get a loan, they you can’t buy a car. You could probably afford a drivers license, but why waste that money if you can’t afford to drive?